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Historical Event on 1/18/2000

S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1962Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.